Creativity for a New Curriculum

Creativity for a New Curriculum: 5-11 provides an account of what creativity really means in the context of children's learning in the primary school, and describes in practical terms what teachers can do to foster it. At a time of curriculum development and change, it focuses on the opportunity to build a new curriculum that is inclusive of creativity and is fit for the twenty-first century.

Lynn Newton is Professor of Education at Durham University, UK. She is Director of Initial Teacher Training and leads the primary sciences programmes. Previously she has worked in schools and has published widely in the areas of primary education and science and design and technology.

About the Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1: Creativity and Problem Solving: An Overview; Chapter 2: Creativity in English; Chapter 3: Creativity in Mathematics; Chapter 4: Creativity in Science and Design and Technology; Chapter 5: Creativity in Art and Music; Chapter 6: Creativity in History and the Humanities; Chapter 7: Exploring Creativity in ICT: concepts, themes and practices; Chapter 8: Recognizing Creativity; Chapter 9: "Creativity is our hope" - a Wider Perspective on Creative Thinking; Chapter 10: Teaching for Creative Learning; Index